Snowplow



May ,17 ,i 1927.

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sNowPLow original Filed July 2s. y1925 z sheets-sheet 1 L. ISBELL May 17,1927.

SNOWPLOW original Filed July 28. 19,25

2 Sheets-Shea*l 2 Grimma* guide Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED' STATES' PATENT AQFFICRl LORAN ISBELL, 0F LITTLE YORK, NEW YORK.

SNOWPLOW.

. Application filed `Tuly 28, 1925, Serial No. '46,644. Renewed April 14, 1926.

My invention relates to snow plows of the dirigible type adapted lo clear the bulk of snow from a roadway, which plow is readily attachable to a. conventional truck, tractor or other motor propelled vehicle, and embodies certain novel structural features together with improved control devices for properly meet-ing varying service contingencies.

The preferred comprises a rugged structure or trame work carrying a transversely disposed frame plow blade; the propulsive effort required to operate such cutting element is furnished by the vehicle motive power and this drives the blade under the body of snow or, if need be, breaks up blocks of partially frozen ice that may come within the path of plow travel. Independent snow ejecting and elevating equipment is provided to lift the plowed snow above the level of the snow bed and to discharge the lsame over to a side of said path; if desired, the snow may lbe conveyed still higher into trucks to be hauled away.

An important Objectis therefore to provide necessary means for plowing through a relatively the purposes indicated. To this end, my front or bottom cutting blade is preferably equipped with a scoop plate mounted rearwardly thereof in an upwardly inclined relation. An upright mold-board is carried by such sloping plate and these cooperating elements are purposely lso shaped as to shift and divert the plowed snow sidewise of the structure. The mold-board preferably comprises a section that extends across i said plate in an oblique relation with respect to the cutting edge ot said transverse plow blade.

In order to expedite the movement of the plowed snow along said guide elements and otherwise facilitate the deliverv of snow over the structure side, I provide for an obliquely disposed conveyor or other suitable snow ejector device preferably running lengthwise of and adiacent to said board section, which device is adapted to pick np and remove the plowed snow from the scoop late. Y'Vhen such guide elements are used alone that it is to say without said conveyorI means, the snow cannot be induced to readily neovo thezcalong without applying an inordinate amount of tractive eti'ort to propel the plow onward because snow does not embodiment of my plow deep snow bed and accomplish` scour well and the snow plowed from the cleared pat-h must be pushed aside and rolled over onto or otherwise packed into the bordering snow bank. I have `found, however, that such excessive plow resistance may be reduced to a marked degree by resorting to a power driven conveyor capable of lifting and at the saine time facilitating the movement of snow in the direction initially imparted to `it by the moldboard shape; in addition, such positive ejector vmeans allow of more readily elevating the snow to any higher level that may-be needed for loading or similar purposes.

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby said plow blade may be properly bedcontour. The blade isl preferably supportedby a pair ot spaced runners and interposed means are provided for conveniently altering the height of the blade relative to said runners, the necessary adjustments .being made through distant control means operable -from the vehicle seat and adapted to leave a predetermined depth of snow on the ground after the passage ot the plow structure and the front of the propelled vehicle. The drive coupling means provided between the plow frame and the truck is rintended to function in the vmanner of a universal joint and may consist of a single drive stanchion loosely engaging the frame member to allow of tilting the plow structure about said pivotal connection either guided with respect to the roadlaterally or vertically with respect to the v tractor drive means.

It is preferred to mount my plow struc ture on a three point support basis in order to obviate teetering tendencies with respect to the road bed; the pair of forwardly disposed runners may constitute two elements of such a support while the rear of the structure is carried upon the drive stanchion and is indirectly supported bythe road bed through the medium of the lront vehicle wheels. The vertical adjustment for the runner Aend of my plow structure isafforded by the aforesaid separate blade lifting or lowering devices while the height of the rearward structure portion may be independently altered through the use of suitable support collars or the like, associated with said stanchion.

The steering mechanism is designed to swerve the plow structure bodily about said drive stanchion as a ulcrum connection,

structure. The windlass may readily be mounted upon the vehicle within convenient reach of the drn'er's seat and by manipulating said steering mechanism, one of said yframe ties may be drawn toward the windlass while the otheriis being released so as to effect a. skewed sidewise movement between the plow and the vehicle. J

My plow may further be equipped with a side cutting blade preferably disposed near'k one, end of t-her bottom cutting blades and attached to the front end of the, upright snow from the side voi a -deep beaten road path or partially cleared snow drift and to throw the snow over to the other side of the roadway, the plowmay. then be skewed around and kept headed into said bank,

lwhereupon the side cutting blade will become eii'ective while the steering devices hold the plow structure in proper position against the lateral thrust imposed by said side cutting blade; likewise, in the event that either set of tractor wheels should tend to slide oli" ofthe road, my steering means still .enablcs the driver to get the tractor back on the road without having theeplow unduly interfering therewith.

My universal steering controls provide aA fully dirigible plow organization that allows not only of making sharp turns in the roadway, but also enables the plow and its tractor to adjust themselves readily for properly plowing over road ruts, raised crosswalks or similar road irregularities, all

without throwing the blade out of the plowed snow bed, causing the plow to dig into the road bed, stalling the propelling vehicle, or otherwise imposing undue strain or danger of breakage to plow parts.

The present invention also includes certain other features of structure and organ-ization, all of which will be pointed out in detail hereinafter.

Reference is had to the accompanying two sheets of drawings which are illustrative as an example of a specific embodiment of my invention; like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, in which drawings, i

Figure 1 is a plan of my device,

Figure 2, a side elevation.

Figure 3, a. detail of attaching means for securing it to a truck,

Figure 4, a detail of the adjusting means for the front end of the plow, and

. 22 fixed to the mold-board. Should it be desired to remove v Figure 5, a similar view showing. the adjustmg means `for the rearend of the plow. v

Reference character 10- indicates a suitable chassis cross member of a truck supported by an axle .f1 on wheels 12 at its forward end. The bent member 10 is preferably provided with a pa-irof braces 13 secured thereto hy means of depending arms 14, these braces being also attached to vehicle springs 15 from which the shackle bolts have been removed andrcplaced with longer bolts-16. These braces support a bar 17 having upwardly extending bearings 1 8 in which a windlass drum rod 19 is mounted. A pair of links 20 may be. supported at one end by the bolts 16 and at the other end pass be tween' bar 17 and rod y19, the latter ends ,being enlarged and provided with openings for a. vertically disposed drive stanchion 21 passing at its u per end through ambracket rame member 10.

The stanchion 21 carries an adjustable'v collar ,21a secured thereto by a set screw 21? as shown in Figure 5 which forms the rear support for the frame work structure of the plow and -this frame may be connected to f said stanchion through a pair of diverging angle irons 23 adapted .to loosely embrace said stanchions at their crotch so as to constitute a single flexible drive couplin for the plow. `It desired the forward en s of said irons may be tied together by a cross-bar or other suitable means .and secured thereto is a transversehl disposed plow blade 41.

Near said angle iron ends, I provide for pintles 24 on which shoes 25 or other suitable runner'meansiare pivoted, and it will be observed that these spaced intles 'are disposed directly under and c osely adjacent to the forward or bottom cut-ting edge of the substantially rectilinear plow blade.41

while the free shoe end is rounded upward to constitute a-heel element 25.

These pivoted shoes 25 provide meansy whereby the frame may be adjusted vertically to determine the depth of the snow to be left by the plow. For this purpose a pair of interposed toggle links 26 may each be pivoted at one end to cooperate with each other and with a runner 25 and at the other end to one of a pair of nuts 27 on a threaded rod 28. Each one of a pair of links 29 may similarly be pivoted to a rigid member 30 of the frame structure here shown as a short cross bar between two bars 31 and 32 extending lengthwise of the plow.v These links are further shown as pivoted also to @nuts 27, the whole forming a double toggle which is duplicated at the other side of the plow to constitute a self-locking lifting device, and which toggles may under certain contingencies be increased or decreased in number according to the width `of the plow and the work'to be done. Rods 28 may each be equipped at their respective rear ends with a universal joint fwhich connects to the extensible shaft 35) having an intermediate t-ub'ular slip-joint 35a provided with a. slotted drive key 35, and these two complementary shafts may be simultaneously rotated by ineansof the universal joint 34, shaft 36, worm gearing 37, and shafts 38, 40

. and also 39 which latter shaft or rod is made extensible and provided with a slip joint 39" ot' the` keyed type similar to Joint 35 adapted to compensate for its offset. rod

relation with respect tothe frame drive pivot 21; all these interconnected Vadjusting members are-.controlled and operated from a hand wheel or other suitable centralized control device by means of which the lead ot the blade ofy the plow or 'its distance above the road bedmay be altered by raising and lowering the front of the. fra-me in the fashion indicated in Fig. 4 by dotted lilies. By this device any amount of snow can be lett. on the highway so as to comply with state. county. or town laws. The worin gearing operable from the vehicle seat may he relied on to maintain the desired adjust. ment but it. will be apparent that other suitable means maybe used. It will further be evident. that the placing of the runner hinge directly under the substantially straight plow blade as described, permits the rear of the frame structure to be raised or lowered without perceptibly altering the desired fixed distance of the blade edge with respect to the road bed and which further minimizes the vertical plan blade movement when the vehicle is obliged t'o travel over road irreglt larities.

The frame is preferably provided at its forward end with a dentate cutting blade 41 which serves to more readily break up ice and hard packed snow that might otherwise resist the action of a merely straight blade edge on the plow. A snow ejector device capable of carrying off the snow to one side of the plow structure, may be mounted on this framework at an oblique angle with respect to the transverse cutting edge of the plow blade and it is pointed out that this characteristic conveyor disposition represents an important feature offthe present invention. Said conveyor means may he located on the frame toward the left-hand side of the plow reaching rather close up to the blade and slanting backward across the trame. and as here shown, comprises a con ventional endless belt or band loop 42 of any suitable material moving on suitable rollers or pulleys. Such ejector means may be equipped with suitable sweepingcleats adapted to pick the plowed snow oil' the scoop plate 48; to this end, the major por tion of said belt loop may be mo'unted bef neath the level of said plate 48 while the upper belt length is made to ride over the top face of said plate in the fashion indicated. The belt is shown as provided with sprocket chains 43 at the sides passing over sprocket gears, one of which` is driven by a cha-in 44`running over a sprocket gear on a shaft driven by a motor 4F, such for instancejas an electricl motor, or an internal combustion engine or any other 'suitable device preferal'ily operated entirely 'inde-.

pendently of the motive power used for vehicle propulsion. Said coupling together wlth'its motor is arranged to he swerved aboutsaid single pivotal drive coupling and to maintain a tixed relation with respect to the cutting edge of the plow blade.

Mounted upon the frame structure is a scoop plate 4S that extends rearward in an incllned relationfrom' the transversely disposed bottom blade 41 and the snow is intended to be shoved back therealong toward the conveyor by the plowing operation. Mounted adjacent to the rearmost side of said ohliquely disposed conveyor chain and extendingr substantially upright out of the plate 48 is a mold-board section .46 of which the forward portion is sharply directed ahead so as to terminate in a side blade element 47. preferably located near one end portion of the bottom cutting blade as shown in Figure l. l y otl the mold-hoard 4G may he extended rearward beyond the side oi the frame structure while the scoop plate 48 may he equipped with a enacting guard or wing portion 4S) adapted to facilitate the delivery of the snow into the conveyor and prevent needless spilling over the structure side. "lt is eniphasized that said n'iold-board land scoop plate are preferably so shaped that. the plowed snow is therebymade to lnoverearward from the blade and gradually directed sidewise of the structure. In the present. invention` the conveyor may be considered as constituting a supplementary accelerating means adapted to expedite the inherently slow primary movement which the described plow assembly is of itself capable ofimparting to the snow were recourse not had .to such auxiliary conveying means. 'It is inftendedthat the conveyor drive 45 should be operated at a. speed that will freely remove all the snow delivered to it by the plow blade; as a result` the resistance to rearward movement by the plowed snow is greatly rcduced over that required were the receding snow obliged to squeeze directly into the side of the bordering cleared snow bank.

Steering mechanism for they device includes a steering post 50 preferably mounted upon the vehicle and operable Jfrom the drivers seat and this-may be connected by means of a worm 51 on the post and a worm wheel (not shown) mounted on the Windlass device 19 so as to turn its drum in one direction or the other, serving to pull up on one of the two 'chain tie means 52 and let off The other extremity loo . the other` 53, thereby swervin the plow side- 'each made in two parts connected by a turnbuckle. 58 for urposes of adjustment.

It is desired to call particular attention to the three-point support for the device comprising the drive stanchion carried bv the truck frame and the adjustable shoes 2b pivoted tothe front corners of the plow structure so as to aiord proper lateral` sta- Ybility for the plow frame about its sin le pivotal drive coupling. This improved isposition permits the plow to rock so as to maintain a uniform distance from the road and this is true whether the road is a narrow dirt road or a wide road of cement or asphalt, Another feature of importance resides in the fact that this device leaves the road in an.` unusually smooth condition due to placing the spaced shoe supports at the extreme front of the plow and directly under the blade 41, since similar smoothness cannot readily be secured by devices supported at a distance from the front end of the plow.

It should also be noted that the attachment of the frame of the plow directly to the frame of the truck makes it possible to attach a steering device in such a manner that it will be free from jars and shocks which it would receive if attached to the front axle.

The stanchion 21 is so located by means of the bracket 22, (which may be a U-bolt secured to the frame member 10 by means of a pair of, holes through said frame member) and by meansof links 20 as to provide a considerable space for adjustment of the rear of the plow structure ina vertical sense. It

:is contemplated that the distance over which such rear frame adjustment shall be made might be as much as a foot or more, and it will be evident that adjustment of the rear end of the plow will correspondingly vary the. height of the delivery end of the conveyor, thereby permitting the snow 'to be ejected from the plow at ,greater or less elcvation according to the depth of snow at the sides of the plowed path, tlie'point of snow delivery being generally kept at from about hiry to forty inches above the road or street cve It will be understood that the device of my -invention can'also be used for removing the snow'from the road and piling it up at the sides thereof or it can be used effectively .for removal and handling of snow by loading it on cars or trucks following alongside the plow. This is one reason for the ad controls isto o set side slipping cf thel low s propelling vehicle' when driving a on side the crown of a road.. Such contro s also permit the crossing of' narrow bridges constructed or located at a curve 1n the road and likewise permit clearing of a space outside a beaten 'path while said ve icle remains on firm footing/on said path. The plow illustrated and described has been found b actual tests to function 'eiciently and to ully meet the. exacting demands reqiliired to make up a successful implement of t is type. f

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that my invention is susce tible of rather wide modification without eparting from the essential underlying principles or mode of operation, and .that the disclosure of my invention is to beconsidered as illus-y trative rather than restrictive since various other forms may4 be installed in place of the particular conveyor devices shown, and that numerous other changes maybe made without departing from the s irit of the invention, the true scope of W ich is succinctly set forth in the appended claims, it being understood that the term truck or vehicle wherever used in the specification or 'claims is intended to mean any type of driven vehicle appropriate for the purpose.

Having thus fully described my said'invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to be' pushed by a propelled yvehicle having a seat, a rearwardl inclined frame structure provided at its orwa'rd end with a transverse plow blade a single pivotal drive coupling disposed between the :front of the vehicle and the raised rear of said frame, runner means adapted to support the plow bladefend of said structure and permit of variably adjusting the height thereof with respect to the road bed, means operable vfrom the vehicle seat for effecting the aforesaid blade adjustment, and steering means includv ing tie means for the respective structure sides adapted to positively turn said plow `structure bodily with 'respect tothe vehicle about said pivotal coupling.

2. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to be pushed ahead of a propelled vehiclea rearwardly inclined frame structure provided at its forward end with a transverse plow blade, a single pivotal drive coupling disposed between the front of the vehicle and the raised rear end of said frame serving to sup ort the latter and permit of variably adjusting the height thereof, runner means to the vehicle about said pivotal coupling.

3. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to bev pushed by a propelled vehicle, a frame structure provided at its forward end with a transverse plow blade, a single pivotal drive coupling disposed between the front of the vehicle and the rear of said frame adapted to support the rear of said frame, laterally spaced runner means serving to support the respective end portions of said blade and permit of variably adjusting the height thereof, and means for simultaneouslyeffecting the aforesaid adjustment at both ends of said blade. l

4. In a snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a rearwardly inclined frame structure provided at its lower forward end with a transversely disposed blade, a drive coupling between the vehicle and said frame, and an obliquely disposed endless conveyor means having its delivery end raised with respect tothe blade level and adapted to elevate all the plowed snow and discharge the same over one raised side of said frame structure.

5. In combination, a truck, a pivotal drive coupling on the truck, a triangular frame loosely mounted to rock on said coupling, shoes at the forward corners of the frame, a plow at the forward end of the frame, an obliquely disposed conveyor for carrying the snow toward the side of the plow, and a shield at the rear side of said conveyor.

6. In combination, a'ltruck, a single pivotal coupling on the truck, a supporting frame mounted to rock on said pivot, shoes at the forward corners of the frame, operating means on said truck to alter the distance between the shoes and frame, a plow at the forward end of the frame, vand a conveyor for carrying the snow toward the side of the plow said conveyor being inclinedrearwardly and upwardly from one end of said 7.1In combination, va truck, a pivotal coupling on the truck, a frame structure mounted to rock on said pivot, runner-means at the forward end of the frame adapted for adjustment towards and away from said frame, a plow at the forward end of the frame, a conveyor for carrying the snow toward the side of the plow said conveyor being inclined rearwardly and upwardly from one end of said' plow, and adjustable supporting means for the rear end of the frame 'to vary the point of discharge of the snow.

8. In a dirigible snow low adapted to be pushed by a propelled ve iicle, a plow structure provided at its forward end with a plow blade, support-means for the blade, an A obliquely disposed conveyor of the endless belt type serving to elevate and removevthe plowed snow from the rear of said blade and adapted to deliver said snowover a frame side, a single pivotalcoupling between the rear of .said structure and the front of the vehicle, said coupling allowing bodily swerving of said structure sidewise with respect to the vehicle, and means operable from the vehicle adapted to steer the plow positively with respect to the vehicle about said coupling.

9. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow structure provided at its forward end with a plow blade, runner means bearing on the road bed, and adapted to support the blade end of the structure, a single pivotal coupling between the rear of said structure and the front of the vehicle, said coupling being adapted to allow tilting of said structure either vertically or sidewise with respect to the vehicle, control means operative from said vehicle adapted to raise or lower said blade adjustably with respect to said runner means, Windlass means carried by the vehicle, said windlass being equipped with separate tie means respectively secured tothe opposite sides of said structure, and means actuating the windlass serving to steer said structure bodily with respect to the vehicle about said coupling.

10. In a dirigiblesnow plow adapted to'be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow structure adapted for three-point support with respect to the road bed and provided at its forward end with a plow blade, a pair of runners serving to support the blade and constituting two elements of said threepoint structure support, a single pivotal drive connection between the rear of said structure and the front of the vehicle, said connection being adapted to allow tilting of the structure and serving as the other element of said three-point structure support, windlass means carried by the vehicle, said means being equipped with separate tie means secured respectively tothe opposite side of the structure, and means for actuatners about said pivotal connection.

11. In a snow plow adapted tobe pushed by a propelled vehicle, 'a plow structure adapted for three-point support with respect to the road bed and providedat its forward end with a plow blade, a pair of runners serving to support the blade and constituting two elements of said three-point structurev support, `a pivotal connection between the rear of said structure and the front of the vehicle, said connection being adapted to allow tilting of the structure upward with respect to the Vehicle and serving yas the other element of said three-point frame support, means interposed between said runners and the structure adapted to adjustably raise or lower the front portion of said structure bodil about its pivotal connection to\ the vehic e.

12. In a snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a Iplow structure ture rovided .at its forward end with a plow glade, runner means serving to support the blade with respect to the road bed, a single ivotal connection between the rear of said ame and the front of the vehicle, said connection 'being adapted to allow verticallytiltin of the structure with respect to the vehi e, lifting means interposed between said runner means and the structure adapted to adjustably lift .or lower the front portion of said structure bodily aboutI its pivotal, vehicle connection, and distant control means operable from the 'vehicle serving to fix the a justment of said lifting or lowering means for the purpose 'of altering the height of the member mounted upon said structure and extending rearward from the blade in an upwardly inclined relation, and a snow ejector device including a power driven conveyor adapted to pick up and remove said ysnow from the rear of said plate, said con veyor running obliquely with respect to the blade cuttin edge and serving to further elevate and t row the plowed snow over one side of the structure. y

14. In -a snow low comprising a plow dp at its front end wlth. a plow blade, ascoop plate member mounted rearwardly of said blade, and a snow ejector device including a power driven conveyor having endless belt means mounted obliquely with respect to the blade cutting edge and running both under and over a portion of said plate, said belt means being adapted to remove the plowed snow from' the rear portion .of said plate and "discharge the same over a structure side.

15. In a snow plow comprising a plow structure provided with a plow blade eX- tending across the front thereof, and an endless conveyor device adapted to pick plowed snow from one end portion of the blade and carry the plowed snowr in an oblique direction with respect to the blade cutting edge for the purpose of elevating said snow and discharging the same over the structure side adjacent to the opposite `end portion of the blade.

16. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow structure provided at itsv forward end with a transversely disposed bottom` cutting plowy bladeand with a side cutting plow blade, meansfor supporting,k said blades, a pivoted cou'phng .connectingw the rear of said struc-` ture with the front of-said vehicle, and control means adaptedv to position said structurer about said connection in a `skewed sidewise relation with respect to the vehicle. i

17. AIn a dirigible snow plow adapted to Ibe pushed by ay propelled vehicle, a vplow structure provided atits forward end with a transversely disposed ybottom cutting plow blade and with a side cutting plow blade, means for supportingsaid blades, a pivoted coupling connecting the rear of said struc- -ture with the'front of said vehicle, steering said structure in a xed swerved position against the side thrust imposed by said blade.

19. In a snow plow comprising; a plow structure provided with a plow bla e extending across the front thereof, a snow ejector device adapted to convey plowed snow from one end portion of the blade in an obligue direction with respect to the blade cutting edge for the purpose of elevating said snow and discharging the same over the structure side adjacent to the opposite end portion of the blade, and means or 'adjustably raising or lowering the point of snow discharge with `respect to the plow blade level.

20. In a snow plow comprising a plow structure provided with a scoop plate means, a mold-board means associated with said plate having an obliquely disposed section, and snow ejector devlces including a power driven conveyor juxtaposed to said oblique board section, said conveyor serving to expedite the movement of plowed snow therealong for the purpose of minimizing the tractive effort required to propel said plow.

21. In a propelled snow plow, a snow guide means including. an upwardly inclined scoop plate means and a cooperating obliquely disposed mold-board, saidv guide means being shaped to elevate and also cause the plowed snow to be diverted sidewise of the plow travel, and a power driven ejector means serving to expedite said sidewise movement-of the snow along said scoop plate.

22. In a snow plow comprising a transloo versely disposed blade, scoop plate means ex- I tending rearward from the blade'in an upwardly inclined relation serving to elevate the plowed snow, a side cutting blade associated with one end portion of said trans-- vbe pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow frame structure provided with a blade, a

pivotal .drive coupling means disposed between the vehicle and the frame, a power driven conveyor means wholly mounted 'upon said frame and serving to carry the plowed snow oft toward aframe side, and means for simultaneously turning said blade and said conveyor about said coupling pivot.

'24. In a dirigible snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow frame structure provided with a blade, a

pivotal'coupling means disposed between the l vehicle and the frame, an endless conve 1or belt means carried by said frame and isosed in angular relation to the cutting edge of said blade, and means for bodily skewing the frame blade together with theconveyor about said coupling pivot.

25. In a snow plow adapted to be pushed ahead of a propelled vehicle, a frame structure provided at its forward end with a v Vadjustably alter the height of said b ade with respect to the road bed.

26.. ln a snow plow adapted to be pushed by a propelled vehicle, a plow frame structure provided with a side cutting blade, a single coupling means between the structure and the vehicle, adapted to flexibly conneet said frame with the vehicle, runner means supportingsaid blade, and control means associated with said support means serving to adjustably raise or lower said blade.

In witness whereof, l have hereunto set myhand at Cortland, New York this 8th day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-tive.

LORAN SBELL. i 

